Definition 1 of 259
a direct comparison of two different things
Simile
Analogy
Personification
Metaphor
Term 2 of 259
Invective
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
deriving general principles from particular facts or instances
Definition 3 of 259
An Italian word designating the contrast of dark and light in a painting, drawing, or print.
Chiaroscuro
Baroque
Surrealism
Chiasmus
,Term 4 of 259
Koine
A collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the old testament) found in a cave
near the dead sea in the late 1940s.
A common dialect of the Greek language that influenced the speech of all Greeks.
The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience
A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllable
Term 5 of 259
Simile
a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
a comparison between two things using "like" "as" or other specifically comparative words
a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off
Definition 6 of 259
European idea that every species was a link on a chain extending from lowest forms to humans
and on to spiritual beings. All links and been designed at the same time during creation and
would never change. Once all the links were discovered and described, the meaning of life would
be revealed.
Saturday Club
Psychological novel
Great Chain of Being
Theater of the Absurd
,Definition 7 of 259
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a point
Compound Sentence
Cumulative Sentence
Complex Sentence
Balanced Sentence
Definition 8 of 259
a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
Cumulative Sentence
Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Definition 9 of 259
informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing
Malaporphism
Connotation
Pindarism
Colloqialism
, Term 10 of 259
Muses
The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive Manner
An interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes a profanity
The quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel Pity
Nine sisters who give song and inspiration to humanity; daughters of Zeus
Definition 11 of 259
details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events
Concrete Details
Anecdote
Deductive Reasoning
Figurative Language
Term 12 of 259
roman à clef
a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer
a word free from limitations or qualifications ("best," "all," "unique," "perfect")
a comparison between two things using "like" "as" or other specifically comparative words
a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction
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